Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency Director: Frank Darabont Writers: Stephen King (short story "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption"), Frank Darabont (screenplay) Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton

Morgan Freeman's favorite film of his ownClint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Paul Newman, and Robert Redford were all considered for the part of Red Although a very modest hit in theaters, it became one of the highest-grossing video rentals of all time Stephen King has considered this to be one of his favorite film adaptations based on his own workThe most rented video of 1995Despite being widely considered as one of the greatest movies of all time, it didn't receive a single Oscar win, though it was nominated for seven, including Best PictureThe opera song that Andy Dufresne plays over the loud speakers is "Canzonetta sull'aria" from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro."

Voted #4 on Empire magazine's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time (September 2008 Voted #1 Must See Movie of all time by listeners of Capital FM in LondonSidney Poitier turned down the role of Red, as he didn't feel that playing a convict was providing a good exampleRanked #10 in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 50 Cult Films of All-Time